5 states with the most, fewest dentists per capita

The District of Columbia has the most dentists per capita while Tennessee has the fewest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

In a report released July 31, WalletHub determined the best and worst states for healthcare. The site ranked the states and Washington D.C., across three dimensions: cost, access and outcomes. Those dimensions were then evaluated using 44 metrics including cost of a medical visit, physicians per capita and life expectancy.

Here are the states with the most dentists per capita:

Note: Some state's rankings were tied based on their scores.

1. District of Columbia

1. Nebraska

1. Virginia

4. New Mexico

5. Maryland

Here are the states with the fewest dentists per capita:

1. Tennessee

2. Louisiana

3. Alabama

4. Mississippi

5. North Dakota

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